# Birkoni Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Birkoni

Birkoni is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **903 people in 229 households**, the 56th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 903people (2011)
- 229households
- 80.1%literacy
- 495552PIN code

## Birkoni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birkoni is 495552.** Birkoni falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495552
- Gram panchayatBarpali
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436654

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Birkoni from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)14 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Birkoni?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Birkoni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hardi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Janjgir
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Birkoni known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 77% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Birkoni

Of every 100 households in Birkoni in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birkoni · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Birkoni?

■ Birkoni · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**983

Working population ****45.4%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (18%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 62 (15%) · **■** Marginal 174 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara

- Gondadih1,046 people
- Sajapali971 people
- Karhidih961 people
- Barpali909 people
- Barbaspur865 people
- Piparda848 people
- Mauhadih840 people
- Murlidih830 people

[All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birkoni?495552
- How far is Birkoni from Janjgir?14 km by road
- What is the population of Birkoni?903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkoni in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Birkoni?80.1% (Census 2011)